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0  GamesCom: Call of Duty: Black Ops Impressions Wed, Sep 1st, 2010, 9:54 am (EST) BY COLIN The Call of Duty franchise has been known to take fast paced action and combine it with movie quality pacing and set pieces. Treyarch is definitely looking to take that action up a huge notch with the latest entry into the franchise, Black Ops. More »

0  Call Of Duty Black Ops Won't Avoid The Brutality Of War Thu, Aug 26th, 2010, 6:48 pm (EST) BY COLIN Remember the controversial No Russian stage in Modern Warfare 2 where players are given the opportunity to gun down countless innocent civilians in an airport? Well Treyarch won't commit to such a similar design choice but they have assuringly said that the won't shy away from showing "the brutality of war." More »

	0  Treyarch Talk Tough About Black Ops' Content Tue, Aug 24th, 2010, 9:37 am (EST) BY DARRYL Games based on wars have been making the news for all the wrong reasons recently, as people are upset about the conflicts that are depicted. More »

0  Call Of Duty: Black Ops To Bring Back Modding Mon, Aug 23rd, 2010, 5:43 pm (EST) BY COLIN Rejoice, PC gamers that plan on purchasing Call of Duty: Black Ops! Not only is Treyarch bringing back dedicated servers, they're planning on reviving modding tools. Previously with Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward thought for some reason or other that the PC community could do without either of these standards, sending plenty of people into fits of rage. More »

4  Zombie Mode Returns In Call Of Duty: Black Ops Fri, Aug 13th, 2010, 2:15 pm (EST) BY COLIN Activision recently detailed the Hardened and Prestige editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops, revealing four exclusive maps in addition to other goodies. What they didn't detail was what kind of co-op maps they would be and apparently, according to Best Buy, those maps have been confirmed as "four Zombie Maps Pack made famous from COD: World At War." More »

1  Call of Duty: Black Ops Hardened And Prestige Editions Up For Preorder Thu, Aug 12th, 2010, 2:47 pm (EST) BY COLIN The Hardened and Prestige Editions for Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops game is out and about, ready for those diehard military gear fanatics to start hitting those preorder buttons. Much like Modern Warfare 2's collectors bundles, Black Ops' own bundles come packed with a bunch of goodies, except instead of night vision devices this time around, Activision's packing in the surveillance R/C car of explosive doom as seen in the multiplayer trailer released a couple of days ago - minus the explosive doom, of course. The Hardened edition packs the Black Ops Limited Edition Medal, complete with a display case plus four exclusive playable co-op maps, exclusive Black Ops Home avatar gear and a steelbook case for the game. All of which will retail for $79.99. More »

	1  Sledgehammer Games Talks Up Call Of Duty 8 Tue, Aug 10th, 2010, 8:50 pm (EST) BY COLIN Ever wondered what was up with Sledgehammer Games, another Activision studio? Well it looks like the studio, co-founded by ex-Visceral's Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, will be taking on the next Call of Duty title following Treyarch's Black Ops. More »

1  New Black Ops Trailer Has Exploding RC Cars Mon, Aug 9th, 2010, 1:52 pm (EST) BY COLIN Crossbows, incendiary ammunition, deniable ops, all of these are being added to the ever popular Call of Duty franchise in the next iteration: Black Ops. Think these are wickedly cool items? Think again. This new gameplay trailer shows off an extensive roster of weapons, be they melee, firearms, explosives or a combination of all of them. Either way, Black Ops is looking to push the modern day Call of Duty further than Modern Warfare 2 had. Check out the trailer below, it's properly mental. More »

3  Top Ten Anticipated Games of Fall 2010 Tue, Aug 3rd, 2010, 9:57 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS 2010 has already been a fantastic year for gamers, with an abundance of quality releases throughout the first half of this year. However, the fall holiday season is typically the time of year when the biggest franchises hit store shelves, and 2010 appears to be no different. With that in mind, Gaming Union has compiled a list of the top ten games scheduled for release this fall. It's important to note that we only included announced games on this list - rumored entrances such as Resistance 3 are off the table. Below is our top ten anticipated games of fall 2010, in alphabetical order. More »

2  Pachter: Online Won't Stay Free For Long Mon, Jul 26th, 2010, 1:43 pm (EST) BY COLIN Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has said time and again that publishers will most certainly move to some form of online subscription model, making players pay to game online. He's previously mentioned that Activision would do so for their Call of Duty franchise, however that was debunked by both Treyarch and Infinity Ward. But what about an optional premium service? Pachter agrees that that's possibly the next potential step forward for the company. More »

	0  Pachter Speculates Opt-In Premium Services For Call Of Duty Tue, Jul 20th, 2010, 3:45 pm (EST) BY COLIN Previously on Activision, 360 junkies put up a video of what looked like a subscription service for Modern Warfare 2. That was quickly debunked by Treyarch and their publisher though. However, analyst Michael Pachter believes that there may still be more. More »

0  Call of Duty: Black Ops Xbox Pre-E3 Conference Preview Mon, Jun 14th, 2010, 2:27 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Call of Duty: Black Ops has seemingly become Treyarch's chance to finally prove themselves to the game's industry, as the last two Call of Duty games they've produced have greatly lived in the shadow of those developed by Infinity Ward. With Infinity Ward quite possibly in shambles, at Microsoft's pre-E3 conference Activision took the chance to debut the first game of the conference, surprise, Call of Duty: Black Ops. Kicking right into a trailer many of us have already seen before the conference was even properly introduced, Treyarch took the stage to demo the game for the first time. The demo wasn't overly long, starting with the player making their way into a tunnel in the jungles of Vietnam. Incase you forgot, or maybe didn't know, Call of Duty: Black Ops starts off in the 1970's war in Vietnam, and as such the tunnel packed a few surprises with North Vietnamese forces jumping out and stabbing American soldiers before the player could pick the assailants off. More »

	0  Treyarch Working Exclusively On Call Of Duty Titles Mon, May 31st, 2010, 1:20 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Mark Lamia, Head of Treyarch Studio, has revealed over at CVG that Treayarch is now a "100% Call of Duty studio". Apparently the Activision run developer is now entirely focused on creating only Call of Duty titles from now on. More »

3  Will Medal of Honor Be Able To Topple Call of Duty? Fri, May 21st, 2010, 7:19 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA As the great Solid Snake once said, 'War has Changed.' Modern war at least, since the original release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare the face of console FPS gaming has shifted dramatically from it's infamous World War roots to a more high-tech playground. This isn't to say that 'modern day' shooters never really happened prior, or that Infinity Ward is single-handedly responsible for informing the teenagers everywhere about how an AC-130 works. But the genre has most definitely become more streamlined, and the action has taken a very different shape in the wake of CoD 4's success. The two most recent players? Treyarch and EA, both working hard to make sure that their respective series will wind up at the top of the sales charts. The real question is, which one deserves more attention, Medal of Honor or Call of Duty: Black Ops? More »

0  Call Of Duty Black Ops World Premiere Trailer Promises Action Wed, May 19th, 2010, 9:55 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Treyarch seems to be hard at work, despite the negative press with the Infinity Ward fiasco happening right now surrounding Activision and the Call of Duty series in general. This new trailer was released just last night, featuring all sorts of high octane action sequences and highlighting some new weapons in this next instalment, Call of Duty: Black Ops. More »

0  Call Of Duty Black Ops Teaser Trailer Analysis Mon, May 3rd, 2010, 11:18 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Along with the official announcement of Call of Duty: Black Ops, a teaser trailer also followed which gave clues as to the setting and sort of environments that will revolve around the new title in the series coming from Activision's Treyarch studio. Black Ops appears to take place at some point during the Vietnam War, which means the series will be going back in time again, though back to the 60's or 70's rather than the 40's World War II era. Also judging by the secret labs and experimental warfare referenced in the trailer, this may be following the formation of the US Special Forces since the Green Berets were formed during the Vietnam War. More »

2  Call of Duty: Black Ops Unveiled, Dated For November Fri, Apr 30th, 2010, 9:07 am (EST) BY DARRYL After quite a lot of speculation, the next Call of Duty title has officially been named Call of Duty: Black Ops. It will be developed by Treyarch, and its first trailer will air tonight on GTTV. The news comes as the official website launched over at callofduty.com, but other than a release date (9th of November, 2010), there is next to no information about the game featured on the site. More »

	0  New Call Of Duty To Be Announced Friday Thu, Apr 29th, 2010, 2:38 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Even with all the negative press and speculation surrounding the series, not to mention a pending lawsuit against the publisher, it looks like the next Call of Duty game will be getting a special reveal this Friday on GameTrailers TV. More »

2  Activision Plans Three New Call Of Duty Games In Two Years Thu, Apr 22nd, 2010, 11:12 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS According to Dan Amrich of the Activision blog, there will be at least three new Call of Duty games in the next two years. This doesn't really come as too much of a surprise, since it is Activision, but each of the three will be handled by different teams according to his statement. Amrich had this to say on the upcoming titles, "As for COD, they’ve confirmed three games in the next two years. Seeing as how there is a pattern of one new COD game every year, this is one new COD game from one new developer, and in a different genre from the core games we’ve seen." More »

0  Rumour: Activision Details Call of Duty 7: Black Ops Mon, Mar 29th, 2010, 8:57 am (EST) BY COLIN It would appear that the next title in the Call of Duty franchise has been revealed. Dubbed as Call of Duty: Black Ops, the game is said to take gamers to different points in history from World War II, the Cold War and even more modern times. Black Ops is said to be under development by Treyarch, the studio behind Call of Duty: World at War. The ever popular Zombie mode is making a return alongside dedicated servers, something that is sorely missed from the recent Modern Warfare 2 by Infinity Ward. More »